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Media should focus on the real issues in Rakhine State
Sunday, August 18, 2013 Myanmar_Times, National_News No comments
Tomas Ojea Quintana (centre), Special Rapporteur on Human Rights, walks out from a mosque at Aung Mingalar Ward in Sittwe, Rakhine State, Western Myanmar, on Tuesday. (Photo: EPA) By The Myanmar Times August 18, 2013 Tomas Quintana, the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar, makes headlines whenever he visits Myanmar. This is not surprising. He is outspoken – too outspoken for many, as he often draws attention…
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Authorities in Maungdaw organize Rohingyas to send to Malaysia by boat
Sunday, August 18, 2013 RB_News No comments
RB News August 18, 2013 Maungdaw, Arakan – The authorities in Maungdaw Township of Arakan State are organizing local Rohingyas, to send them to Malaysia by boat. The boat is scheduled within days. SB (Special Branch) police Aung Kyaw Zin, SaRaPha (Military Security) Sergeant Kyi Han, Tin Tun, a member of Human Trafficking prevention group and Aley Than Kyaw village administrator Maung Thet Naing are reportedly involved in the…
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Delayed justice
Sunday, August 18, 2013 Editoral_Media, Oman_Tribune No comments
(Photo: AP) By Editorial of Oman Tribune August 18, 2013 Nearly two years after the unprecedented violence against Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims, six Buddhists are about to be tried. The six are responsible for the lynching of 10 Muslim bus passengers that sparked the violence. Although the trials are being held a bit late in the day and is the result of a lot of international pressure, there is a degree of satisfaction that at least a few…
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Authorities in Maungdaw allow Bogus Doctors to operate clinics
Saturday, August 17, 2013 RB_News No comments
RB News August 17, 2013 Maungdaw, Arakan – In the past, the former Nasaka allowed two bogus doctors to operate clinics in Nasaka Area No. (6), Maungdaw Township of Arakan State. Now, the Hlun Htaine police are allowing them to continue. Although the health department has not certified them, security personnel are allowing them to practice, for a monthly fee. This according to locals. The security personnel allowed a bogus…
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Rohingya Leader Calls for Talks with Myanmar Government, Rakhines
Saturday, August 17, 2013 RFA, Rohingya_News No comments
A security guard stands by a camp for displaced Rohingyas near the Rakhine state capital Sittwe on May 15, 2013. (RFA) Radio Free Asia August 16, 2013 A leader of the minority Rohingya Muslim community in western Myanmar’s restive Rakhine state has called for a meeting between representatives of his group, local ethnic Buddhists and the government to put an end to deadly clashes in the region. Abu Tahay, chairman of the Union Nationals…
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A detained Rohingya asylum seeker released in Japan
Friday, August 16, 2013 RB_News No comments
Rohingya asylum seeker Noor Farid RB News August 16, 2013 Eight and half months ago, Noor Farid, a stateless and oppressed Rohingya was detained by the Japan immigration. It was his good fortune that he was released on August 13, 2013 with the resident visa status. It was very strange news for all Rohingya’s living in Japan. It has never happened to any Rohingya who were detained under the refugee recognition procedure. “It…
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Report of abuse to a Refugee by Police as Foreign Minister and UNHCR plans to visit Bangladesh camp
Friday, August 16, 2013 Andrew_Day, RB_News No comments
Rohingya refugee children at Nayapara Camp in Bangladesh (Photo: Matias) Andrew Day RB News August 16, 2013 Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh – 50 year old Haidor Ali from Block-D of the Nayapara refugee camp, was mercilessly beaten by a Police Nike. The altercation occurred on August 13, when the police came to his home after an unfounded complaint from a 17 year old boy from a different block. The Police Nike, who’s name is…
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Rohingya Belong To Arakan And Then Burma
Friday, August 16, 2013 Abu_Tahay, RB_History No comments
Abu Tahay RB History August 16, 2013 Rohingyas were ancient settlers of Indo- Aryan descendant converted into Islam in 8th century A.D and new generation of mixed blood of Arab (788 A.D – 801 A.D ) plus Persian (700 AD -1500 A.D) plus Bangali (1400 AD – 1736 AD) plus mogul in 16th century AD. In page 25 and 27 of Ethnologue, the languages of the world described Myanmar Rohingya Language under the Indo-Aryan’s (225) descendants dialect by…
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Rohingyas Doubt Doctors in Sittwe Hospital, Fear They’re Killing Patients
Friday, August 16, 2013 RB_News No comments
Pregnant Woman Noor Begum (Photo: Sittwe IDP) RB News August 15, 2013 Sittwe, Arakan – Although Rohingyas in Sittwe are not allowed to be admitted to local hospitals, NGOs are sending emergency patients to the government hospital in Sittwe for better treatment. The Rohingyas in Sittwe said most of the time they receive dead bodies in return after those patients are hospitalized. A pregnant woman, Noor Begum, daughter of Abdul Rashid…
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One Dead And Over 20 missing After Boat Sank In Naf River
Thursday, August 15, 2013 RB_News No comments
RB News August 15, 2013 Teknaf, Bangladesh – A boat left from Maungdaw Township, Arakan State on it’s way to Teknaf, Bangladesh sank in Naf River today. Reportedly one person died and over 20 missing. This evening a boat left from Mingalar Gyi village, Maungdaw Township to Teknaf, Bangladesh. Reportedly the boat sank before arriving at Teknaf. Normally the boat would have the capacity for 10 people but the transporter loaded…
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Thai officials under pressure over trafficking of Rohingya
Thursday, August 15, 2013 Channel_4, Rohingya_News No comments
(Photo: Channel 4 News) Channel 4 News Blog August 15, 2013 Our investigation into the mass trafficking of Rohingya from Burma last week generated a huge response on social media sites. The film documented how Rohingya, a much-persecuted ethnic Muslim group in Burma, are crammed into ships, taken to remote Thai islands where they are imprisoned and ransomed off to friends and relatives in neighbouring countries. In our report we…
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Where is the ASEAN community?
Thursday, August 15, 2013 Eva_Kusuma_Sundari, Opinion, The_Jakarta_Post No comments
Eva Kusuma Sundari The Jakarta PostAugust 14, 2013 Over the past year, we have seen religious and ethnic conflicts unleashed yet again in our region. In Myanmar, Buddhists and Muslims have been pit against one another; hundreds of lives have been lost and tens of thousands more displaced as homes and businesses were burned to the ground and tens of thousands of Muslim Rohingya families were evicted from their homes by violent mobs. Myanmar…
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SB Police Aung Kyaw Zin continuously extorting the money from Rohingyas in Maungdaw South
Wednesday, August 14, 2013 RB_News No comments
SB Police Aung Kyaw Zin RB News August 14, 2013 Maungdaw, Arakan: A police officer from SB (Special Branch) has been continuously extorting the money from Rohingyas living nearby Aley Than Kyaw. According to locals, the SB officer is Aung Kyaw Zin who is based in Aley Than Kyaw village in the Maungdaw Township of Arakan State. Iman Hussein, son of Bardu Miah (49-years-old) was arrested whileon his way back home from Aley…
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A Muslim House and Five Boats Burnt Down by 969 Network in Thandwe
Wednesday, August 14, 2013 RB_News No comments
RB News August 14, 2013 Thandwe, Arakan – A Kaman Muslim house and 5 boats were set fire by members of the 969 network in Myo Taung quarter. This is in the Thandwe Township of Arakan State. It happened last night at 11 pm according to locals there. A house and two fishing boats belonging to U Mya Win who lives in Anawyahta Street, were burnt. The value of the two boats is at about 16 million kyat. The 969 group also set…
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Give Rohingya migrants a second chance
Wednesday, August 14, 2013 Editoral_Media, The_National No comments
(Photo: Reuters) By Editorial of The Nation August 13, 2013 Instead of punishing, abusing and exploiting refugees, Thailand should be prepared to offer them economic opportunities Rohingya boat people continue to flee Myanmar, where they are barred from citizenship, to seek better lives elsewhere. Many of them end up in detention centres in neighbouring countries, particularly Malaysia and Thailand. When it comes to refugees,…
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Reading Identity and violence on Burma (1)
Wednesday, August 14, 2013 Nyo_Tun, RB_Article No comments
Nyo Tun RB Article August 14, 2013 Identity and Violence was one of many books of Amartya Sen, a professor at Harvard University and the 1998 Nobel Prize winner in Economics. Reading Sen’s sweeping philosophical work to challenge the reductionist division of people by race, religion, and class, I envision that Burma, my native country, can be made toward peace as firmly as it has been rapidly submerging in the recent hatred waves of the 969…
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Are Rohingya the world’s most unwanted people?
Wednesday, August 14, 2013 Ben_Doherty, Fairfax_Media, Rohingya_News No comments
When their country is not running them out of town, Rohingya live like prisoners in their own homes. NOWHERE LEFT TO RUN FOR MYANMAR’S ROHINGYA Hundreds of thousands of Myanmar’s Rohingya, commonly described as the most persecuted people on Earth, live in camps huddled on the border of their country with Bangladesh. (Photo: Fairfax Media) Ben Doherty Fairfax Media August 13, 2013 Kutupalong New Camp, Bangladesh-Myanmar border: Mohammed…
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Myanmar: Release Rohingya Human Rights Activist
Tuesday, August 13, 2013 Campaign, Refugees_International, Sushetha_Gopallawa No comments
Refugee International’s team meeting with Kyaw Hla Aung, left. Sushetha Gopallawa Refugees International August 13, 2013 During my recent visit to Myanmar, I met with human rights activist Kyaw Hla Aung in a Rohingya village in Sittwe Township, Rakhine State. We talked about his peaceful political activism, his public service, and his humanitarian work. But mostly we talked about how he and other village elders and leaders feared for…
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Rohingya man from Sittwe was arrested for sharing photos on Facebook
Tuesday, August 13, 2013 RB_News No comments
Facebooker Than Shwe RB News August 13, 2013 Sittwe, Arakan – An Innocent Facebooker from Sittwe was arrested by Hlun Htaine police at 5:30 am this morning. This according to the victim’s relative. The arrested is Than Shwe, a Rohingya youth who lives in the Bumay quarter. He was arrested by Hlun Htaine police for sharing photos of recent attacks on Rohingyas by police on a Facebook account. In fear of authorities, most…
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Rohingya Blogger’s Official Announcement
Monday, August 12, 2013 Press_Release, RB_News No comments
Rohingya Blogger’s Official Announcement August 12, 2013 Rohingya Blogger (RB) was started in 2005 and was extended to include Burmese language service in 2012. RB has received recognition of international organizations and diplomatic sources since it was founded. RB has cooperated with international media since the violence broke out in Arakan in 2012 and has helped mainstream media in regards to covering the news of Arakan,…
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Rohingya man from Sittwe was arrested for sharing photos on Facebook
Facebooker Than Shwe RB News August 13, 2013 Sittwe, Arakan – An Innocent Facebooker from Sittwe was arrested by Hlun Htaine …
A detained Rohingya asylum seeker released in Japan
Rohingya asylum seeker Noor Farid RB News August 16, 2013 Eight and half months ago, Noor Farid, a stateless and oppressed Roh…
Rohingya Leader Calls for Talks with Myanmar Government, Rakhines
A security guard stands by a camp for displaced Rohingyas near the Rakhine state capital Sittwe on May 15, 2013. (RFA) Radio Free Asia …
Rohingya Belong To Arakan And Then Burma
Abu Tahay RB History August 16, 2013 Rohingyas were ancient settlers of Indo- Aryan descendant converted into Islam in 8th century …
Innocent Rohingya prisoners in Buthidaung moved to Maungdaw to hide them during Quintana’s visit
RB News August 12, 2013 Buthidaung, Arakan – Reportedly, more than 60 innocent Rohingya prisoners detained in Buthidaung prison were …
Rohingya Blogger’s Official Announcement
Rohingya Blogger’s Official Announcement August 12, 2013 Rohingya Blogger (RB) was started in 2005 and was extended to incl…
Rohingyas Doubt Doctors in Sittwe Hospital, Fear They’re Killing Patients
Pregnant Woman Noor Begum (Photo: Sittwe IDP) RB News August 15, 2013 Sittwe, Arakan – Although Rohingyas in Sittwe are not a…
Two Registered Refugees sent to Myanmar by the BGB
(Photo: Matias) Andrew Day RB News August 12, 2013 Two Rohingya women, a mother and daughter who are Refugees registered thr…
One Dead And Over 20 missing After Boat Sank In Naf River
RB News August 15, 2013 Teknaf, Bangladesh – A boat left from Maungdaw Township, Arakan State on it’s way to Teknaf, Bangladesh sa…
Where is the ASEAN community?
Eva Kusuma Sundari The Jakarta Post August 14, 2013 Over the past year, we have seen religious and ethnic conflicts unleashed yet again…
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